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✤ Flower Shop Fics ✤

A series of posts with the top five fics of each category by kudos plus five more hidden gems from that category! Remember to leave kudos and a comment on the fics you enjoyed to show your appreciation! You can find our other recs here.

- Top 5 H/L Fics -

1️⃣ Your Name Is Tattooed On My Heart by mcpofife {E, 86k}

Louis is ready to find the love of his life, but first he has to stop falling for the punk rocker next door.

2️⃣ Love's Truest Language by summerwine / @smrwine {E, 48k}

The first part was meant as a joke. He didn't really expect Harry to buy anything. It was just Louis’ way of softening the ‘get the fuck out’ blow.

“Where's your order forms, then?”

“I don't want your flowers.” Louis chided before directing all of his attention to the arrangement in front of him.

Harry laughed under his breath as he stood to his full height, “Who said anything about them being for you, love?”

3️⃣ A Hungry Heart by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom {E, 27k}

Harry Styles, florist and Great British Bake Off contestant, loves many things. He loves his flower shop, he loves baking, and there’s also that little crush he has on pop star Louis Tomlinson.

But when Louis arrives on set as the surprise guest judge, Harry’s worlds collide. Throw in a cup of cuteness, a teaspoon of teasing, and a pinch of pining, and there’s all the ingredients for an epic love story, or absolute chaos.

Or the one where the Bake Off tent has never been so hot, and it’s got nothing to do with what’s in the ovens.

4️⃣ time slows down whenever you're around by wildestdreams / @thelavendrhaze {E, 14k}

“Why did you two break up again?”

Harry turned to face Zayn again. “We had a fight sometime after we graduated from 8th grade. It was the summer before high school would start and it was a big blow out. I don’t even remember what it was about to tell you the truth. After that we lost touch. We came to high school and he got a girlfriend, joined the footie team. I found new friends and new interests.” Harry paused, while he grabbed the broom to pick up some stray petals and leaves. “Honestly, if it weren’t for you and Liam getting together, who knows if the two of us would have ever patched up.”

“I don’t know,” Zayn shrugged. “You were best friends and I feel like it was meant to be.”

“Yeah,” Harry said. “Best friends…that’s it. That’s all it was meant to be.”

or Louis plays "soccer" and falls for the wrong boy and Harry works in a flower shop and falls for Louis — again.

5️⃣ Far Afield by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird {T, 11k}

Harry Styles is a witch who owns the best flower shop in Manchester. Lottie Tomlinson is planning her wedding, and brings her brother along to her first appointment. Both men have been having a bad day and sparks fly.

HIDDEN GEMS:

💎 Sakura Sunset by MsHydeStylinson / @mizzhydes {E, 16k}

Harry and Louis have a tradition. Every spring they stand below hundreds of dazzling cherry blossom trees in Kew Garden, and year after year they come back to walk amongst the trees and experience that love over again.

This year everything changes. Louis is offered a once in a lifetime opportunity in Silicon Valley, California.

Only after Louis has left does Harry realise he made the biggest mistake of his life breaking up with Louis, and he has to live with the consequences of his actions.

Four years later, Harry discovers that Louis has returned to London, and in an effort to find the closure he desperately needs, he must tell Louis the truth behind their break up so he can move on with his life.

💎 To Plant New Seeds and Watch Them Grow by graceling_in_a_suit {T, 10k}

Harry's Hearty Herbs sits in Diagon Alley, filled to the brim with flowers and potion ingredients and the care of its owner. Louis Tomlinson also sits in Diagon Alley, a former Slytherin golden-boy descended from wizarding nobility and now running his very own potion stand. 70s Wizarding Britain isn't the safest place for love between a half-blood and a pureblood to blossom, yet blossom it does.

💎 I Kinda Need A Hero (Is It You) by @fallinglikethis {NR, 5k}

Louis is a barista who’s had his heart broken. Harry is the boy who wants to put the pieces back together.

💎 Monday by @nouies {NR, 2k}

A flower shop AU featuring a one-sided feud, puns, and a missing cat.

💎 Are You Thorny, Baby? by @homosociallyyours {NR, 2k}

Re-Reads:

1. California Sold (isthatyoularry) - A fake-relationship AU between to lifelong best friends.

2. Whirlwind (dolce_piccante) - Acclaimed actor, Hollywood heartthrob, and Oscar nominee Harry Styles seems to have the world at his feet, but seeks out an old friend when he needs a date for his big night.

3. Wrapped in Light, in Life, in Love (orphan_account) - Of all the things to happen while taking care of his niece for a month, falling in love with his boyhood crush all over again is probably the highlight of Harry’s autumn.

New Reads:

1. Overwhelming (krisstylinson) - Louis is an omega attending university to get his degree and most definitely not waste his time with unimportant things such as finding a mate. Harry is the alpha who manages to unwittingly mess up that plan.

2. Like Gold (ishiplouis) - Royal AU where Harry is Prince Louis’ adviser, and Louis is anything but helpful.

3. Thrills Don’t Come for Free (suspendrs) - Louis has too much to drink and falls asleep in the backseat of Harry’s car.

4. Crash Landing (kingsofeverything (fullonlarrie)) - Louis crashes weddings for the thrill of it. He gets dressed up, uses fake names, and makes up stories to go along with each new persona. Sometimes he’ll find someone on the guest list to spend the evening drinking and dancing with (among other things). No strings attached and he never sees them again. That is, until he meets a fellow wedding crasher.

5. The Edge of the Stars (casuallyhl) - A Meet the Parents AU where Harry is the man of Louis’ dreams, and it’s up to Jay to convince him to date her son.

6. Here’s to Many More (ladylondonderry) - Harry grew up in the foster system and now, at eighteen, he’s out on his own. One day, it’s cold and raining and he takes a chance on a coffee shop instead of a forty minute bus ride during rush hour. There, he meets a boy who talks too much and draws friends to him like a magnet.

7. Truth in Your Eyes (summerwine) - Louis twisted the bottle in his hand, revealing the label written in gold, and only now visible to Harry’s sober eyes. Truth Serum.

8. I Found a Love (lululawrence) - Louis is a nerdy English major who may just run into his happily ever after while working his shift at the local library.

9. We’re Swimming with the Sharks until We Drown (velvetnoodle (goldfishsunglasses)) - [Harry works at a casino] + [Louis is robbing the casino]

10. Black and Blue (alison) - Louis is a barista who is a bit damaged from a previous relationship. Harry is a musician who is all warmth and light. Rebuilding a life takes time.

11. Give Me One Excuse (green_feelings) - Louis gets dumped by his fiance and Harry is his replacement. It’s not their decision to get engaged, but it’s their decision to get married.

12. Not the Desperate Type (lululawrence) - Louis’ neighbor has a series of unfortunately short sexual experiences and Louis can hear every. Single. One.

13. For You, I Will (I Don’t Believe in Magic, but) (theweightofmywords) - Louis leads two lives, when all he wants is a simple one with Harry.

14. The Second Hand Unwinds (kingsofeverything (fullonlarrie)) - Louis Tomlinson is one of the first members of NASA’s top secret Chrono Exploration Program. When things go wrong and he’s sent further back in time than planned, he has no other option than to show up on his ex-boyfriend’s doorstep.

15. We Gotta Get Away from Here (afangirlfantasy) - Prince Harold needs saving and Louis is his Knight in shining armor... sort of.

16. Was it All a Fake? (jaerie) - Louis’ luck turns around when he meets Harry, the rich heir to a fortune. After their bonding ceremony, things aren’t exactly what Louis expected.

17. A Love Reaction (tilthesundies) - It’s never been a thing. Not until now.

18. These Hearts They Race (larrymylove) - After over two decades on the force, and twenty years as Harry’s partner, Louis is retiring.

19. Your Silhouette over Me (orphan_account) - Louis went out one night after work, wanting to get laid, and then ended up meeting a bartender named Harry Styles.

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“Lou? You home?”